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Minnesota’s two largest multiple listing services are merging

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NorthstarMLS is joining forces with Southeast Minnesota Realtors (SEMR) to offer lower combined fees to 88 percent of the state’s real estate pros Continue reading →

Blend wants to make applying for a mortgage suck less with AI

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The Peter Thiel-backed San Francisco-startup’s new product for lenders, Blend Intelligence, automatically requests documents from borrowers and runs health checks on them. Continue reading →

San Antonio Board of Realtors names new CEO after abruptly firing previous leader

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The San Antonio Board of Realtors has a new leader, having named Gilbert S. Gonzalez CEO two weeks after Shane Johnson got the boot. Continue reading →

Motto Mortgage Group adds franchise in Northwest U.S.

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Motto Mortgage Group, a mortgage brokerage spun off from RE/MAX, is expanding to the Seattle metro area with a new office in Edmonds, WA. Continue reading →

Housing starts soar in August but permits plunge to 15-month low

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Privately-owned housing starts jumped 9.2 percent month-over-month and 9.4 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,282,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census … Continue reading →

Leaseback startup EasyKnock snags $3.5M in seed funding

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EasyKnock, a home sales-leaseback company that allows people to release the equity on their homes, jus closed $3.5 million in seed funding. Continue reading →

It’s a small world after all: Single-family home construction plunged and average lot shrunk in 2017

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Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the real estate database company found that home construction was down in each of the nine census divisions. Continue reading →

Compass rolls out ‘Coming Soon’ pre-marketing blitz nationwide

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A new marketing initiative by Compass that’s rolled out last week will allow agents to post listings days before they appear on the market. Continue reading →